beaches in hawaii

bet this is what most people are expecting:

wash clothes

talked to one of my very good friend in hk who just got married.
she was discussing her new family life and bumped into a question:
"how come when i mix the black and white clothes in the washing machine will turn the white shirts pink but not black?"
-_-''' do u drop sweat? haha.. first response: how come u dunno u need to separate colored clothes?
well... we figure she probably wanna make all the white clothes more romantic w/ pink...

Move on....

Finally finish packing and ready to leave tomorrow!
last day in Hong Kong.
Met some old friends and had some great talks and "mo liu" chat with them.
gonna miss them so much as i dunno when my next visit will be.
also, have to go back to work.
really gotta finish up my studies n move onto the next stage!
can't believe that i can talk to my exbf like a friend known for many years.
glad to know that he has moved on.
yet i still drop some tears because i can finally put a full-stop to this many years relationship.
yes.. move on la move on la....

happy new year!

happy 2006!!!
remember to write 2006 when u r writing a cheque.

animals found in hawaii

native boys in hawaii

Which one is the best?

hawaii~~

yes. i m going to hawaii tomorrow.
n i bought a 4 piece swim suit.
hor hor hor.. yes 4 piece.
too many? well.. i need more clothes on me ma..
n thank God that i have finished all the work i have to do b4 i head out.
except the paper though...
well.. but i guess it's a miracle already as w/o God, i can't accomplish so many tasks.
i did the program tonight.
i've filled out the package for a scholarship.
i've made the poster for the conference.
done marking exams n lab reports
done invigilation
celebrated super handsome boy's bday
managed to do some hawaii shopping b4 i left!
wooo.. isn't that great..?
can u finish that many things in 10 days!?
thanks to the lord.....
u guys have fun n miss me A LOT la.....
AND keep me n my parents in your prayer too... ;)

talk to cousins

wow.. i've talked to my biu dei in toronto and the one in australia over skype, the internet phone system which is free of charge....

edwin, u really sounded like george n i could bearly distinguish u two from each other!!!
prayed that u'll get into USW and not being so "inch"... =P

george, think think think carefully the relationship of u n cyn...
breaking-up can be a release with hurt. but the hurt can be minimized depending on how u handle it.
n don't tor lai dai shui like your biu je..... =P

kevin, don't eat too much n exercise!!!!!
health is the most important.

looking forward to meeting u three in the future!!!!

new best friend

this morning in missions hours, there were 2 new kids who r very "inch".
i've introduced myself to them n i asked who they are.
one of them said, "i didn't know u long enough to tell you my name."
wooo.. burned!
then nicole (one of the kids) came over n i asked her who they r.
nicole introduced, " this is angel, this is heidi, this is mandy my best friend"...
wow!!! so nice.. i m a best friend of nicole!!!
i don't even know i have an identity in her heart!!!
i m so pleased and honored, to have a best friend who is almost 20 yrs younger than me......
guess this is what God reward u when u serve HIM....

NO NONSENSE

there's a translation for this sentence on my ticket insert:
he Community Bylaws Department has adopted a "NO NONSENSE" policy in regards to traffic safety in School Zones.
and the "NO NONSENSE" in chinese is: 不胡鬧
isn't that.......???

ticket

congratulation to the city of richmond.
as i m donating another $30 in the same month!!!
yes. i got a ticket again. for stopping at a no stopping zone for my friend to withdraw $$.
n the police didn't reach me at that time but mail me the tix.
n gives my parents a chance to scold me.
n let my dad tease me for being voluteer at church n yield a ticket.
i told him that no one will say u r dumb if u don't speak.
n, u don't need to repeat yourself 10 times.... w/ a smile on your face.
do u like people to say "fong leung" wah when u r in bad mood already?
how come parents can't be more understanding?
but we have to understand them?
arrrr.... wanna swear.... allelujah.........

End of November

arrrr... finally have finished the big big seminar.
i can't believe that it's over! time really flies!!! i've been working hard on it for a month already!
n "today" is december. the last month of 2005.
glad that i get to talk to kai tonight... my bestest best friend ever...
know that one more of our classmate is engaged and will get marry next year.
happy for them yet finding ourselves not ready for marriage!
still wanna explore many things.... don't wanna settle down.
wanna do sth for God but cannot give up our family...

well.. but december isn't easy either.. things are lining up already:
scholarship application
poster for conference
marking lab reports
finish up the paper
these have to be done b4 i left for hawaii and i only have 10 days left!!
ooo.. most importantly, guess i should go get a new swim suit first~~~

hor hor hor!!!

last week have gone thru some difficult times n feeling so "dark" at alll!!!!
not till God talks to me on sunday thru the sermon...
telling me to focus on HIM then i won't pay too much attention on the earthly bad things happening to me.
oh right.. bet i've been too much focus on myself n not God...
hope that i can realize God's greatness n glory all the time...

Attempt to drive

As I was not using the car last night, I encourage my mom to drive to church.
In the morning, she asked me: "ah man, is the right one for gas and the left one for brake?"
me: arr.. yes.
mom: so u use your right leg for that...
me: right.
mom: so where do u put your left leg?
me: hmmmm u can "q chu" your right leg....
mom: hor hor hor~~~
The end of last night: my mom got a ride from someone to fellowship....

絕密暴光

Ｍy parents do look alike!!! after all these years...


don't get my dad mad!


whenever u try to take a pic of them...

moon @ richmond

yes. tonight's moon very pretty.
i took a pic of it outside where i live.... @ 4°C

the one w/ light on is my house....

swimming

hor hor hor!
yes.. i went swimming last saturday w/ fish.
haven't swum for 2 years!
i was so afraid that i'll break the swimsuit!
kaka.. too bad that i didn't n i find the swimsuit can actually hold my 3-month-old-baby tummy tight!!
i like it.. heehee..
hopefully i can swim well that i have more gas to sing karaoke.
heehee.. that's not the major reason le..
just wanna be able to swim so i won't look too bad when i go to hawaii~~~
oh yeah.. need to get a new 2 piece swim suit.
sexy sexy!? haha...
my friend said no one in hawaii wear one piece ga!
=O!!! what abt the guys ~.~

mocha bandage

i was wearing my dear brown boots yesterday.
after walking for 3+ hours, it starts to hurt me again.
so i went to a dollar store n bought some bandages.
$1 for 100 pieces bor... so cheap cheap ma...
when i opened it, i found it a bit weird...
how come.... the color.... is so different...
there's no cartoon on it...
it's just... chocolate color..
i saw it has a writing "mocha" on the paper cover...
when i stick it on my leg... yes.. it's black in the middle of my very white leg.
who cares as no one's gonna c it n i m wearing long pants.
i got home, my mom saw my leg from far away n wonder if i got a huge wound n covered w/ iodine.
well... embarrassed enough... gotta explain to my mom that:
i've bought mocha bandages which is for black skin people....
right.. have u thought abt how embarrassing if the black skin people have a beige color bandage on them?
i guess.. i've just experienced it...
how considerate the dollar store is....

sacrifice - a measure of love?

i was watching "lo por dai yan" last night.
in it, they were discussing whether the wife was willing to give up her job for the family.
which, also reveals whether she loves her husband.
what's the biggest sacrifice u've made for those u love?
give up your favorite tv shows? sleeping time? alcohol? hanging out w/ your piggy doggy friends? pretend laughing on boring jokes?
give up your career? religion? home? car? life?

Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

well.. i guess.. there's nothing greater than this....

some sharing from devotion

以 賽 亞 書 43:10-13
耶 和 華 說 ： 你 們 是 我 的 見 證 ， 我 所 揀 選 的 僕 人 。 既 是 這 樣 ， 便 可 以 知 道 ， 且 信 服 我 ， 又 明 白 我 就 是 耶 和 華 。 在 我 以 前 沒 有 真 神 （ 真 ： 原 文 是 造 作 的 ） ； 在 我 以 後 也 必 沒 有 。惟 有 我 是 耶 和 華 ； 除 我 以 外 沒 有 救 主 。我 曾 指 示 ， 我 曾 拯 救 ， 我 曾 說 明 ， 並 且 在 你 們 中 間 沒 有 別 神 。 所 以 耶 和 華 說 ： 你 們 是 我 的 見 證 。 我 也 是 神 ；自 從 有 日 子 以 來 ， 我 就 是 神 ； 誰 也 不 能 救 人 脫 離 我 手 。 我 要 行 事 誰 能 阻 止 呢 ？

以 賽 亞 書 44:6-10
耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 君 ， 以 色 列 的 救 贖 主 ─ 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 如 此 說 ： 我 是 首 先 的 ， 我 是 末 後 的 ； 除 我 以 外 再 沒 有 真 　 神 。自 從 我 設 立 古 時 的 民 ， 誰 能 像 我 宣 告 ， 並 且 指 明 ， 又 為 自 己 陳 說 呢 ？ 讓 他 將 未 來 來 的 事 和 必 成 的 事 說 明 。你 們 不 要 恐 懼 ， 也 不 要 害 怕 。 我 豈 不 是 從 上 古 就 說 明 指 示 你 們 麼 ？ 並 且 你 們 是 我 的 見 證 ！ 除 我 以 外 ， 豈 有 真 神 麼 ？ 誠 然 沒 有 磐 石 ， 我 不 知 道 一 個 ！製 造 雕 刻 偶 像 的 盡 都 虛 空 ； 他 們 所 喜 悅 的 都 無 益 處 ； 他 們 的 見 證 無 所 看 見 ， 無 所 知 曉 ， 他 們 便 覺 羞 愧 。誰 製 造 神 像 ， 鑄 造 無 益 的 偶 像 ？

Yes, Let us be his witnesses. To glorify the only God.

flower girl

after half a year of silence, my african violet in my lab finally blossom!!
n i saw one flower today when i "remembered" to water it.
very happy n excited.. .i thought it's gonna die... n i dunno y it didn't blossom for a long time. it used to have many flowers last year! but this year is just so silent. not many leaves. finally.. it rise again!!
guess it's a... miracle! thank you Lord...

then tonight.. a few of us had dinner together.
n the guy who asked us out for dinner gave each of the girl a flower.
a rose.
a pink rose.
HAHAHAHAHA... thank you.
haven't received a rose b4..
oops.. i should say a real rose.
i m really surprised n just wanna keep laughing....
i guess when my parents saw it, they'll ask y i'll receive a flower.
n btw, i dunno y i'll receive a flower either!
i just know that.. i m a flower girl today.
thank you.... to whom it may concern.

getting old

hmmmmm.... give ride to jeanie je for chiropractor tonight.
yes. she twisted her back again.
after lifting some heavy stuff...
i m imagining what will happen when i get old..
u can't move much, can't do any "go naan dou" action.
i wonder how jeanie je jump fire circle @ coffee house...
well well well... i told her to get help from us whenever she needs to move stuff.
but i guess she's "ng ho e c" so she didn't ask.
now.. i finally understand y some heavy lifting have to leave it to STRONG guys.
i've once thought that i can do most of the things that a guy can do...
i have lifted the 18L water bottle in my lab.
move around the heavy nitrogen cylinder....
but i know i m not strong enough n sometimes, i do need help from the guys.
guess i'll give more thanks to people who have done weight-lifting for me...
as.. i m getting old tooo.. =P

miss my popo

i m packing my summer clothes into boxes and hanging all the winter ones up.
saw the sweaters and scarfs that my grandma knitted for me..
the sweaters and the sleeves were a bit short (well.. i know i m fat..) and the style is a bit "leung"...
the scarfs were cute so i wore them a lot!
they reminded me of my grandma.. my popo who died last summer.. the day b4 i came back from europe.
i missed her so much that i just kept crying now..
felt bad that i didn't spend enough time w/ her.
didn't make her laugh much... (can't believe it right? as i've always driven people crazy.. =P)
i was too busy dating when she came visited me ma...
n i've never thought that was the last time i would c her...
felt even worse was that she didn't turn to christ.
i know that it's her choice.. but.. i m just upset.

i wasn't crying this much when i knew my grandma passed away.
maybe.. i m always slow... slow to react. slow to spread the gospel..
now i finally understand y we need to have the "cheung dap tight" (the last section) in the bible contest.
coz quick response and sensitivity are very important to serve God in addition to knowledge!!

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

when i was studying those books tonight for the bible contest, i was touched again...
can u count how many times did Ezra say: "because the hand of the Lord my God was on me"?
can u count how many times did Nehemiah ask the Lord my God to remember him and mention "the gracious hand of my God was upon me"?
do u know how many times did Esther say anything about God?
most of them the time, the reason y "they make it" is "because of God..."...

i am still touched when i read nehemiah...
it's not easy to build sth for God. there's always some "enemies" coming up and wanna destroy your work.
they can be gentiles, which u kinda expect they'll do so coz of jealousy.
but they may also be your brothers and sisters! in which case.. it's pretty hurt...
in chapter5, the nobles and officials take advantages of the poors.
that reminds me the song which said in the last days of the earth, believers destroy the church body.
during that time, Nehemiah has never taken any salary, which is what he deserved. he sacrificed himself so that the poor can live easier. not only him, but his brothers too! have u ever thought abt that? i guess it's probably him who has touched others n so they did the same thing.

i hope we can be "as one man" in the Lord.. just like the Israelites settled in Jerusalem... (Ezra 3:1)

student's pride

kevin came back from TAing and found a student really screwed:

kevin: well.. you should do it this way.
student: I wanna do it MY way.
kevin: okay...
...
student: well.. it doesn't work...
kevin: I told u...
student: You didn't STOP me!
kevin: @$#%^%&

what a "You didn't stop me"....
TA, usually, don't trick u...
they just wanna get u out of the lab ASAP so that they can leave too...

Fall @ UBC

saw the little hill outside the sub is very pretty.. can't stop and take a pic of it...
plus.. this little hill may be removed due to the university town project...

ASRS

i've been longed to write a passage about the great invention in our ubc library.
ASRS = automated storage and retrieval system
this summer, we were told that there would be some "robots" which would retreive journal for us and so we no longer need to look them up from the shelf after the library is renovated.
the system sounds so cool n b4 the system started, i went to the library to look for those "robots".
i was expecting sth like in the i-robot or bicentennial man movies..
but what i found wasmsome "volunteer humans"..
in september, the system is up n i c the ACTUAL robots...

if u could c from the picture, the yellow thing in the middle can move up and down, in and out to retrieval whatever journal u've asked for.

it just collected some books and bring it to the front.

then it'll move away and the staff has to sort it out..

isn't it cool? as long as they don't make mistakes... =P

what a kid think God can do...

last last sunday in children worship time, karen asked the kids:

what we can do:
play
eat
play piano
play badminton
breathe
watch tv
(afterall.. i guess they only know how to play..)

what God can do:
kill people (-_-")
make the sun don't shine (that's cool.. they do read the bible)
everything (wooo.. they start to get it.. then karen asked: what's more than everything?)
ANYTHING!

isn't God Awesome?

bible contest

some people don't like the concept of bible contest to encourage people to read the bible.
some people read the bible quickly the day before the contest.
some people read the bible so that we can win the contest.
some people said bible study is more important than bible contest.

i like the bible contest.
i only read it b4 the contest.
basically, i study the bible n understand it because of the contest.
to win? doesn't matter, leave that to God.
what God has given me was the contest, in which, HE told me to do good.
i like bible study too and i agree that's more important.
otherwise, we won't have bible study every month but bible contest once a year.

plus, i find it rewarding to know so much details of "his-story".
without the contest, i surely won't spend any time to study one book of the bible in full details.
well.. i do hope i can change.. that i'll study the bible even though there's no contest!

no worries, i do read bible everyday though i didn't memorize every single word of it.. =P

destruction

i was takling to a friend the other day.
he's so nice that even though he knows someone doesn't like him, he still welcomes him to turn back to him instead of hiding from that guy.
he said, anything u do that'll hurt relationship b/t brothers and sisters is not pleasing to God.
we shouldn't destroy relationships in church but to do build-up works.
that's so true. y should we do sth like that?
even though u r deceived, even though u r hurt, even though u r pissed, and even though u r innocent, can u forgive n move on?
we all know who the judge is.
and we all know who are NOT the judges.
then.. shall we do what God wants us to do?
building up brothers and sisters instead of magnifying the pain and spreading it to others?

Lord... bless those who listen to u....

my boss

last night, my boss sent out an email to whom-it-may-concern for a talk by the company we may buy sth from.
n i found that the room was wrong so i wrote him back right away.
he replied, but i remember u've mentioned sth abt that room.
i didn't even bothered arguing but forwarding his email back to him saying "check out XXX room"
that's his writing... i didn't make it up.
so he wrote back n say, i admit that i've screwed it up, but can u book the YYY room?
woooo.. i appreciate that he admits his fault.
but u know... even your boss has made a mistake, u r the one to fix it....

mr. chan

last night, i help john pick up the sushi from sushi world.
i went in n asked for the tray 9 and tray 10 to go.
he asked, is that mr. chan?
i said, yes.
he asked, is mr. chan your... FATHER? (i guess he wanna ask if he's my boyfriend.. but i think he remember john's old voice n decide to say "father")
i replied, nope. he is my.... FRIEND, he's having a party and very busy so i, being a mui chai, help him out to pick it up.
he asked, hor hor hor! u r the mui chai? no way...
i thought, hai ah... i m a phd in mui chai studies... n i m doing my practicum now...

dear pineapple

mom!!!!!!!
thanks to my dear Father in heaven to give me such a wonderful n amazing mother.
i just discover that my lunch is two boxes of pineapple.
yes. my usual lunch box which usually contains rice is now full of pineapple.
so is my usual fruit box.
the most wonderful part is: my mom gives me a pair of chopsticks and a spoon... for eating pineapple.
Amen...

Memory

Tonight i went to c a movie called "Memory".
It's the first time for me to join Vancouver film festival.
This movie moved me n i guessed my tears kept coming from my eyes like a tap for half an hour...
It's a documentary filmed in an elderly center.
A few elderly were followed for abt half a year and their daily lives were revealed.
i found several things in common among them:
They are actually pretty cute.
They have their own thoughts and a special way of thinking.
They miss their family members and may burst into tears.
They keep repeating themselves.
They felt lonesome and wanna talk to someone.

As it was said in the movie:
They have the priviledge to choose what they'd like to forget once they are over 80.

The most impressive part was the old lady's boy friend passed away.
she kept forgetting abt it and kept asking for several days.
every time she asked the same questions.
found out the answer and cried badly.
how did he die? when did he die? how come no one tell me abt it? how could i forget if you guys tell me already?
do u know he is a very close friend of me?
after a month or two, she had a new boy friend in the elderly home.

i wonder what'll happen to me when i get old.
my memory is already very bad now... what will happen when i m at the age of 80?
Memory...

Amazing Grace

went to richmond hospital a few times in the past month.
tried to visit a friend and after 3 trials, i finally found her last night.
i m glad i gotta chat with her for an hour.
i thought of a song for her in the "hymns of life" so i brought it w/ me to her.
by the time i got there, i couldn't find it.
but... we sing the "amazing grace" together.
what's so amazing about grace?
i dunno... but i guess, that song touches our hearts.
n.. the graceful God just prepare a good mom for me...
(my sweet mom prepares the soup and peeled oranges and even breakfast for me to bring to her)
the amazing God have me to bring the song book for her...
(she loves to sing and the songs touch her heart)
so.. don't u think the grace of God is amazing?
Jehovah Jireh: the Lord prepares.....b4 u asked anything from HIM...

i truely prayed that she'll recover soon and take God as her saviour.
well.. she probably accept Jesus already...
so.. guess i should pray that she'll become a real christian!

Phone call to India

ooooooooh man!!!!!!!!
i tried 6 times to call to india.
i hate my long d company.
i hate my phone.
i hate my english.
i listened 3 times b4 i realized that the receptionist was speaking ENGLISH to me.
n i guessed it took her 4 times b4 she realized i m speaking ENGLISH to her.
it took me another 2 times for me to figure out what she's talking to me.
it probably took her another 2 times for her to figure out what i was talking to her.
i appreciated my patience.
i appreciated her patience.....tooo.

the corpse bride - two different world

wow.. such a romance story... give me some thoughts too.
victor loved victoria at first sight while they r going to get marry the next day.
however, he accidentally "married" the corpse bride emily that night.

Pros of victoria:
- she met him first
- she admire his piano skill
- alive.
Pros of emily:
- share the same piano skill
- save his life when someone tries to kill him (u know, she can't really sacrifice her life as she's dead already....)

i dunno whom u'll choose if u were victor.
victor chooses victoria.
"love" is sth hard to explain. y does he love her n not her?
even though she's more talented doesn't mean he'll like her.

is it bcoz love at first sight, aka timing?
is it bcoz he likes someone to admire him, aka big man self-esteem?
is it bcoz victoria is human, aka in the same world as him?

afterall, i'll rank this movie w/........ some stars...

India Encore...

kakaka.. so so happy to receive a call from step step. i so wanna to call him on sat night but then i zzzz. then yesterday, he phoned me!!! it's so happy to hear my spiritual buddy's voice n we can tease on each other a lot after... 2 weeks?! sorry that i didn't get to talk to u so much coz i was on the way for the corpse bride...

u know what, i thought i was gonna in a really bad shape as he's not around for a month. n guess i've depended so much on him in the past few years... asking him for advice n comments in fellowship, in serving God, in love relationship n mostly, RIDES. u know.. God really grant me a great friend n yet, HE wants me to depend on HIM alone. I had a great time experiencing God thru serving HIM and outreaching...

sai lo! keep it up two more weeks!!!

baptism

after talking about my 10 yrs younger cousin, wanna talk abt another 2 10yrs younger "friend" @ my church.
i was their junior high fellowship sponsor few years ago. last night one of them told me that they are going to baptise in the coming thanksgiving!!! wooo.. so thankful to God.. i was wondering if they know what "baptism" means.. but look back to myself.. 10 yrs ago.. i was still in hk.. n i wanna get baptised after i attend this church for 2 yrs! it's not a public shower, but it's a time to tell people that i m a CHRISTIAN!

trade off

last night i knew that my cousin bought a guitar and had a conflict w/ his parents n he's kinda gonna give up high school cert (the exam to university). looking back on myself. I've been saying that i'll learn guitar for 2 yrs yet i haven't done so bcoz i m too busy w/ school n church. it's just so hilarious that my cousin will give up his studies for guitar BUT i m giving up my guitar for the sake of studies! is this generation gap? 10 yrs could make such a difference? or it's just maturity?

Letter from India

I am so happy to receive a letter from india today!!!
da... not from my dear brother who was quarantined there by hsbc for a month.
but from my world vision sponsored child.
i've finally written her a letter after sponsoring her for 1+ years.
sent her some stickers and a bookmark.
n stupid me asked her what skipping is.
coz i never play that!
u know how we (the "rich" world) are spoiled that we only "online" ...
village people like her play skipping!
yet i dunno how to describe here. think it's kinda like jumping w/ a rope... n she can shoot a ball or sth to a goal.
hope i can visit her sometime in the future when i go to india...
may this child become a precious child in HIS eyes.
thanks to my friend who has transferred this kid to me so that i can contact her.

Leo!!

Yes! I've finally met my idol whom i loved for 10+ years.
I wasn't as excited as I thought. not as excited as i saw pong pong 2 months ago.
Probably I've managed to meet *star*.
Leo is much much more popular than pong pong and his assistants don't let us to take pics w/ him.
I got pulled away while my cousin was taking a pic for me n him.
so i can't change my wallpaper la...
but he signed me a poster and i gotta talk to him!

mandy: can you write my name on the poster?
leo: ho ah. what's your name?
mandy: mandy
mandy: will you sing your new song in the concert?
leo: which one?
mandy: tin choi yue bak chi
leo: hmmm no la.. not this time, maybe next time.

he's darker than i thought. maybe due to the sun in australia?
he also looked so tired... probably jet lagging?
i hope he'll continue to move on in his music.

u know what my mom said when i got home?
she asked me: did u ask abt his health? is his heart alright?
i didn't ah.. totally forgotten. if i get to meet leo again, i'll tell him that my mom "mun hau nei"...


this is the best pic taken by my cousin


me and joyce after the autograph session: featuring ah bak clean up


yah!! look at my poster!!!

working late at ubc

u know what.. this is the first time i drive to school at 1am.
yes. to stop one reaction. n i m gonna stay till 5:30 to stop another one then go home n zzz.
i was, n probably my parents n my friends too, pretty worry abt my safety as it's very late at night n quiet @ ubc campus.
plus no one around for help if u get into danger.
but... God is so nice. He said He'll protect me.
n He did it!!! when i got back to the lab, Josh is still here working on his NSERC application (some scholarship stuff). n he said he's gonna stay till i leave at 5:30!!
thank God that i don't need to be alone in a quiet stinky lab... =D

i love you lord.. n i lift my voice to worship u...
oh my soul rejoice....
take joy my king, in what you hear...
may it be a sweet sweet sound in your ear....

song

suddenly, remember i did a personal and private prayer w/ God in the camp. the lyrics just pop up in my head again after the dj on the radio said sth abt the sunset:

Lord you are more precious than silver
Lord you are more costly than gold
Lord you are more beautiful than diamond
and nothing i desire compares with you

thank you father again, for your abundent blessings and provisions.

luke camp

wow.. back from white rock.
very tired. played volleyball. so dumb. bruises! like biten by a dog.... no more for me.
i like watching then playing... it's always more fun to watch how people team work nicely than having me screwing up the game.
but the camp was great.. after all the months of preparations.. it's finally over!!!
i hope everyone who's there has experienced God...
but god is really great. sent jeanie n gave us a sermon which covers all the point which we didn't cover.
which is: never see yourself better than others BECAUSE God not only makes u special, but also others.
plus, have broaded mind to accept people who's weaker than u.
n jeanie is considerate enough to prepare notes in english so that steven can read.

if u know.. i always missed the sunrise.
n sunset? it's so hard to catch it too coz the clouds always cover it.
always dreaming to watch sunset w/ my favourite lover coz it'll be so romantique...
instead, my dearest Jesus has sent me a number of friends to watch it WITH me n capture it FOR me....
we barely saw the sun as it was "sandwiched" between the layer of clouds n the pacific ocean.

u can c how busy my friends are... n the wind is strong!


I just wanna say, "Bak Bak bye bye"

First PhD of the Gates'

wooo!! i m very happy to c vince's defended his thesis successfully. he did a great job. he's the first one in our lab who graduate! i m really happy for him.. n kinda miss the time when he was around a lot in the lab.. sitting beside me... teasing me... pretending shooting guns at me w/ a heatgun... lifting all the heavy water bottle for me. dunno how i will be next year...

we've celebrated w/ him w/ champagne n i got some photos for him:

opening a champagne



he loves the shirt we gave him as a present



this is our whole group

TA issue

in the middle of week, my boss has offered our student to take up the extra TA and he'll pay her the air fare for 2 conferences. which means, his account can stop bleeding for $12K for this year. (TA job gives 6K + department top-up 6K).
if the department is going to open an operational fund account for each deficit prof, y can't keep taking the RA $$ from there?
well.. i m not an accountant nor mathematician. but i think u can tell the difference then...
my friend doesn't know whether she should take it or not.
if she's not, seems like she's causing a trouble n she's afraid of a bad reference letter in the future.
if she's taking it, i think not just her, but the whole group is affected as we r gonna share some group jobs for her.
she just doesn't understand y the affected portion is the students. but not the profs?
finally, it's solved. my boss can pay her RA through that opeartional fund account n so she can keep on taking 2 TA units. no more.